She came in one night from Omaha, worn out
’cause she never could sleep on trains,
Took a bus to Hollywood
Lookin’ for a room in the pourin’ rain
Hair so blonde her eyes so brown
She thought she’d take this town and turn it upside down
I was livin’ in a hotel just off Sunset
She moved in across the hall
She said she’d be a movie star
And waited every mornin’ for the call
I asked her in for a drink but she hardly had the time
Her call might come tomorrow, she had to know her lines
Hollywood Seven, rooms to rent, till your name goes up in lights
Hollywood Seven, you can dream your dreams for seven bucks a night
Hollywood Seven, rooms to rent, till your name goes up in lights
Hollywood Seven, you can dream your dreams for seven bucks a night
Now the months went by without a job
The money that she saved was nearly spent
But she started bringin’ strangers home
Had to find a way to pay the rent
She’d sit and drink my coffee with nothin’ much to say
Just busy rehearsin’ in her mind the scene she’d never play
Hollywood Seven, rooms to rent, till your name goes up in lights
Hollywood Seven, you can dream your dreams for seven bucks a night
Hollywood Seven, rooms to rent, till your name goes up in lights
Hollywood Seven, you can dream your dreams for seven bucks a night
I found her there one mornin’
When she didn’t come for coffee when I called
She brought the wrong one home this time
There were crazy lipstick squalls across the wall
Now she’s goin’ back to Omaha but not the way she planned
There will be no crowd to cheer her on, no welcome home, no band
Hollywood Seven, rooms to rent, till your name goes up in lights
Hollywood Seven, you can dream your dreams for seven bucks a night
Hollywood Seven, rooms to rent, till your name goes up in lights
Hollywood Seven, you can dream your dreams for seven bucks a night
Hollywood Seven, rooms to rent, till your name goes up in lights
Hollywood Seven, you can dream your dreams for seven bucks a night